Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SHRINE OF VENUS, by ANYTE First Line: Fair aphrodite, from this marble fane Last Line: Beholds her image, and is lull'd asleep. Alternate Author Name(s): Anytes Subject(s): Mythology - Classical; Venus (goddess) | ||||||||
Fair Aphrodite, from this marble fane Delights to gaze upon the glassy main, Smoothing the sailor's pathwaywhile the deep Beholds her image, and is lull'd asleep. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BIRTH OF VENUS by HAYDEN CARRUTH CUPID AND VENUS by CAROLYN KIZER AFTER PIERO DI COSIMO'S VENUS, MARS, AND AMOR by GREGORY ORR THE BIRTH OF VENUS by MURIEL RUKEYSER FOR SPRING, BY SANDRO BOTTICELLI by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI INVOCATION TO VENUS, FR. DE RERUM NATURA by TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS HOMAGE TO QUINTUS SEPTIMIUS FLORENTIS CHRISTIANUS (1) by ANYTE |
|